OH MY GAWD.
Syracuse pulls the goalie for a 6×3 advantage.
Ryan Schmelzer says “YEET!”
Tie game. pic.twitter.com/q7iOfHNqe1
– Ben Birnell (@BB_URSentinel) January 15, 2024
Leading 2-1 and with 10 minutes left in the 1st period, Joël Bouchard pulled his goalie
Auteur: DoseIn the first period, with his club leading 2-1 and down to 5-on-3 for a minute and a half, Joël Bouchard had the nerve to pull his goalie and try to take advantage at 6-on-3…
Not a sequence you see every day…
And it’s not a sequence that will go down in history for the Crunch, who looked a little crazy:
I imagine the idea had already been discussed en masse at the Crunch before implementing the strategy because it’s not something a coach does regularly.
It’s creative, and it certainly could have worked… But if the players weren’t aware of it and got a goal because of a goofy decision by the coach, that’s another story.
The score was only 2-1, after all. It’s not as if the Crunch had the biggest lead in the world…
Bouchard’s men won 5-4 on an overtime goal by Joe Carroll, and everyone can go home happy.
Imagine if the Quebec coach’s blunder had cost the Crunch the game…. I have a feeling Joël Bouchard would have had a bad night. Especially since we know how passionate he is and how much he loves the game.
In fact, the Utica organization joined in the celebration after the goal was scored, tweeting that “this is the stupidest thing the Comets have seen”.
LOLLLLLLLLLLL THAT WAS THE DUMBEST THING WE’VE EVER SEEN
Schmelzer
2-2 | 9 minutes in the first pic.twitter.com/IWrt2mNZlX
– Utica Comets (@UticaComets) January 15, 2024
In bursts
– He’s not human.
Connor Bedard is a freak. He had surgery on his fractured jaw exactly one week ago. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/jaehscJBoM
– Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) January 15, 2024
– Makes sense.
Saguenéens : le passage à vide se poursuithttps://t.co/WRDAS8etZG
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) January 15, 2024
– Wow!
40 million viewers watched Packers-Cowboys – one of the most-watched wild card games ever and up 20% from last season on Fox. pic.twitter.com/FiSpCfu6cj
– Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 15, 2024
– Good one.
When the athletes return, we have a good idea of what Martin St-Louis would have wanted to say…@MartinLemay @fxbenard919 @ameliamcguires pic.twitter.com/9vZwWidbFp
– BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) January 15, 2024